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Auction: 23111 - Orders, Decorations and Medals - e-Auction
Lot: 1259

At the invitation of Sir Frederick Treves, acting on the suggestion of Sir Arthur Stanley, of the Red Cross, Princess Mary presented badges to those whose work for the hospital had been of exceptional value. The badges were of a simple and beautiful design, showing the figure of Mercy tending the helpless, with a suggestion of a Red Cross in the background

(The Biography of Princess Mary by Mabel Carey, 1922, refers)

Star and Garter Hospital Badge, enamelled (Sidney Charles Harley V.A.D. May. 1916.), in its J.R. Gaunt fitted case of issue, good very fine

Sydney Charles Hadley lived at 22 Stanley Road, Paddington and enlisted with the Voluntary Aid Detachment on 5 July 1915 as a Private. Fulfilling the role of Orderly at the Star and Garter Hospital for permanently disabled servicemen, Hadley served here until 28 February 1919 when he was demobilised; he died at Teddington, Hampton Wick and District Memorial Hospital, Teddington on 7 January 1936; sold together with a C.D. of research and further copied research comprising a probate valuation, V.A.D. records and a photograph of the hospital staff along with information on the Star and Garter Hospital.

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£35

Starting price
£30